InfoComm09 is currently underway in the USA (Florida to be precise) and although I’m not there in person there’s certainly been a lot of activity with vendors spruiking new video developments. Tweets from the event are at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23ic09
Just recapping some of the announcements that were made prior to this week’s event:
- Aethra launch new ‘Xtreme 300/360/380’ HD endpoints – all under USD$10k
- Cisco launch new single screen ‘CTS1300’ telepresence solution for 1-6 people (USD$85k)
- Cisco Webex platform now upgrading to 720p video capabilities
- Lifesize Express 200, also announce forthcoming desktop video package
- Logitech ‘VID’ (nee SightSpeed)
- Mirial Desktop HD VC now available on Macintosh OSX platform
- Polycom QDX6000 – not quite HD, but close (4CIF)
- Radvision Scopia Desktop v7 video clients now doing H.264 SVC
- TANDBERG PrecisionHD USB Camera – 720p30 now in a desktop webcam form factor
- TANDBERG Compliance Appliance – high end recording and archival server with security compliance
- Sony release two new HD cameras, EVI-HD3V and EVI-HD7V (US$3.5k and $4.7k respectively)
Most of the announcements above can be found in last week’s Wainhouse research bulletin:
http://www.wainhouse.com/files/wrb-10/WRB-1012.pdfThe announcements in the last couple of days making me sit up and take note:
- Polycom HDX6000 – MSRP USD$6k
720p30 (model is 6004 denoting 4Mbps but specs mention 2Mbps max)
Polycom HDX6004 product page- Radvision SCOPIA Elite 5000 MCU
3 models 5110 (10HDCP), 5115 (15HDCP), 5230 ACTA Chassis (30HDCP) supporting 1080p30 upto 12Mbps
Radvision SCOPIA Elite 5000 product page- Radvision/Samsung VC240 - RRP USD$2k
720p30 2Mbps SIP endpoint integrated into 24” LCD (and noise cancelling mic)
SCOPIA Samsung VC240 product page720p30 out of the box, 720p60 and 1080p30 optional – 4Mbps support, new desktop microphone offering
TANDBERG QuickSet C20 product pageIndeed I’m sure that there will be many more in the next few days – watch this space!